J34.82 ICD-10-CM Code: Nasal valve collapse

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for J34.82 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2026Effective: October 1, 2025

Notes without a marker are published on J34.82 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Coder workflow for J34.82

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code J34.82

1. J34.82 is not reportable as written. Select the more specific code beneath it that the documentation supports. Codes are reported to the highest level of specificity the classification provides (Guidelines I.B.2).

   ReviewJ34.820, J34.821, J34.829

   See the relationships section · Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →

Choose the right path

1. Does the documentation support one of the more specific codes beneath J34.82?
   Yes → Select that code and continue the checks below on its own page.
   No → J34.82 cannot be reported as written; query for the specificity its subcategory needs.

   ReviewJ34.820, J34.821, J34.829

2. Is the underlying (etiologic) condition the Code First note names documented?
   Yes → Sequence the underlying condition first, then J34.82.
   No → Continue; do not add an underlying condition the record does not document.

   ReviewJ34.2

Consider J34.82. Then confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement

Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).

The underlying (etiologic) condition

Named in the Code First note; sequenced before this code when documented (Guidelines I.A.13).

Official instructions as workflow

• Excludes2 — not part of J34.82(1 note)

  Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in J34.82. When the record documents both, both may be reported; the note is a boundary, not a prohibition.

  CompareI86.8

  See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.b

• Code First — sequencing check(2 notes)

  Coding workflow: Check whether the underlying or etiologic condition the note names is documented. When it is, sequence it before J34.82. Do not add an underlying condition the record does not document.

  ReviewJ34.2

  See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.13

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Don’t confuse J34.82 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of J34.82 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

• I86.8— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of varicose ulcer of nasal septum adds I86.8; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: J34.82 vs I86.8 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Verify Before Coding

• Not billable as written — a more specific code is required: J34.8200, J34.8201, J34.8202, J34.8210, J34.8211.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of J34.82 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run J34.82 with this related code in Claim Check

Hierarchy

• J00-J99 — Chapter 10: Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99) (J00-J99)[Hierarchy]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026

Code First

• J34.2 — Deviated nasal septum[Code First]: “deviated nasal septum (J34.2)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Nearest codes (24)

• J34 — Other and unspecified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J34.0 — Abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of nose[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J34.1 — Cyst and mucocele of nose and nasal sinus[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J34.2 — Deviated nasal septum[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J34.3 — Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J34.8 — Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J34.81 — Nasal mucositis (ulcerative)[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• J34.820 — Internal nasal valve collapse[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• and 16 more

Change history

• FY2025 — Added to the code set[Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2025

Common coding questions

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data

CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Claim edits Official source data

CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data

CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship

Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears

Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation

Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

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Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to J34.82 in its code family, with their registry titles.

• J34.1 — Cyst and mucocele of nose and nasal sinus
• J34.2 — Deviated nasal septum
• J34.3 — Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates
• J34.8 — Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
• J34.81 — Nasal mucositis (ulcerative)
• J34.820 — Internal nasal valve collapse
• J34.8200 — Internal nasal valve collapse, unspecified
• J34.8201 — Internal nasal valve collapse, static
• J34.8202 — Internal nasal valve collapse, dynamic
• J34.821 — External nasal valve collapse

View all codes in the J34 family